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Costa Rica; Micropezidae -> Taeniaptera lasciva
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Andre Megroz |
Posted on 13-05-2013 23:20
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 526 Joined: 08.08.09 |
Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui (north of CR), 75 msm, 2.4.2013. ID? Thanks and greetings André Andre Megroz attached the following image: [166.42Kb] Edited by Andre Megroz on 15-05-2013 08:30 |
Andre Megroz |
Posted on 13-05-2013 23:22
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 526 Joined: 08.08.09 |
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John Carr |
Posted on 13-05-2013 23:40
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10168 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Probably Taeniaptera, but I have doubt because I do not see R5 and M meeting before wingtip as they do in the common North American species. |
Andre Megroz |
Posted on 14-05-2013 17:56
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 526 Joined: 08.08.09 |
Thank you John. Could it be Taeniaptera trivittata? I give an other foot. Thanks and Greetings André Andre Megroz attached the following image: [120.02Kb] |
John Carr |
Posted on 14-05-2013 22:48
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10168 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Taeniaptera trivittata is probably not found south of the United States. In the tropics it is replaced by Taeniaptera lasciva. See comments here: http://bugguide.n...iew/473962. |
Andre Megroz |
Posted on 15-05-2013 07:43
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 526 Joined: 08.08.09 |
Thank you, John, for your information. In the book "The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera" of Stephen A. Marshall, I read, that Taeniaptera trivittata is the only species of this, mostly Neotropical, genus to range north to Canada. So perhaps, T. lasciva was not yet descript. Thanks a lot André |
John Carr |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:15
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10168 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Andre Megroz wrote: Thank you, John, for your information. In the book "The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera" of Stephen A. Marshall, I read, that Taeniaptera trivittata is the only species of this, mostly Neotropical, genus to range north to Canada. So perhaps, T. lasciva was not yet descript. He meant there are many species in the tropics, and only one in Canada. T. trivittata has a common distribution for insects. It is found in most of the United States east of the Great Plains, and also in southern Ontario. This region is ecologically uniform, consisting originally of broadleaf and mixed forests. |
Andre Megroz |
Posted on 15-05-2013 17:41
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 526 Joined: 08.08.09 |
Thank you, John, I learnt a lot. Greetings André |
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